Commercial and International trade law 1. Introduction Carter plc. agreed to carry Scrutton plc.’s goods on board Carter’s ship from Portsmouth to Santander in Spain. And then sold it to Todd‚ but in the voyage‚ there are accidents‚ the goods were lost and damaged. The problems arose in this case involve international maritime transport and sales of goods‚ while Carter.plc‚(the carrier) Scrtton.plc(the shipper) and Todd(the buyer) are companies in British or Spain‚ and each country is the
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breaking a law makes a criminal? To judge whether breaking a law makes a criminal‚ first we must define the terms law and crime. Every society makes and enforces laws that govern the conduct of the individuals. Without law we cannot live. Laws maximizes our individual right‚ facilitate the orders of our society‚ and it keeps peace in our civilization. The violation of those duties that he or she owes to society and for the breach of which the law provides is defined as a crime. Breaking the law does not
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CIVIL CASE AND CRIMINAL CASE Civil Cases A civil case begins when a person or entity (such as a corporation or the government)‚ called the plaintiff‚ claims that another person or entity (the defendant) has failed to carry out a legal duty owed to the plaintiff. Both the plaintiff and the defendant are also referred to as "parties" or "litigants." The plaintiff may ask the court to tell the defendant to fulfill the duty‚ or make compensation for the harm done‚ or both. Legal duties include respecting
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relationship between what society believes is important and worth protecting and how it is reflected in criminal law can be described in many ways. Society in general views actions such as murder‚ rape‚ robbery or even burglary as an act‚ evil in nature‚ public or of moral principles. These actions are considered to be Malum in se. Laws which are viewed as Malum prohibitum‚ consist of acts banned by laws such as speeding‚ drug use‚ or even prostitution. These acts are seen as regulatory infractions‚ more
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CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW [Your Name] [Professor Name] [Course Number & Course Name] [University/ College Name] Good day readers. Thru this essay‚ I will try to explain and point out the differences between Civil and Criminal Cases. The legal system used in the United States is based on common law and is divided into criminal law and civil law. The Civil law and Criminal law are two broad and separate entities of law with separate sets of laws and punishments‚ but a case can be heard
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Jacobs Division 2003 Richard Soderberg‚ financial analyst for the Jacobs Division of MacFadden Chemical Company‚ was reviewing several complex issues relating to possible investment in a new product for the following year‚ 2004. The product was a specialty coating material‚ which qualified for investment according to company guidelines. Mr. Reynolds‚ however‚ the Jacobs Division manager‚ was fearful that it might be too risky. While regarding the project as an attractive opportunity‚ Mr. Soderberg
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Fabiani Case Introduction The Antoine Fabiani case is an international case which involved the Government of Venezuela and the government of France where the two governments agreed to get an arbitrator to put to rest on the case of M. Antonio Fabiani in the most just manner and without bias. This shows that law has no barriers and no matter how powerful in terms of government or inferior‚ in this case Fabiani‚ the law will always be just provided the best means are pursued. In this case both the
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Cases in Canadian Law Dehghani v. Canada: The appellant‚ a citizen of Iran‚ arrived in Canada on May 13‚ 1989‚ and claimed refugee status. After being questioned in the primary examination line‚ he was referred to a secondary examination‚ which involved a long wait‚ and‚ as he did not speak English‚ an interpreter was provided for him. At the secondary interview‚ the appellant omitted significant facts. This case involves two issues that are worthy of analysis‚ as he claims‚ first of all‚ that
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classification of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law is unhelpful and misleading in reflecting enforceability in international law. What are the sources of international law? What is meant by ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ law? Do you agree with Chinkin’s assessment and why? ------------------------------------------------- Introduction This essay first discusses the nature and lack enforcement of hard laws‚ being those defined under the ICJ statue and Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 (VCLT). It argues
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Criminal Law Foundations Evaluation Georgette Heisterman CJA/484 July 28‚ 2013 NIcholas Barbella Criminal Law Foundations Evaluation The Juvenile Justice System Juvenile justice is the section of law that applies to persons under the age of 18 not capable of receiving sentencing in the adult court system or old enough to be responsible for criminal acts committed in society. In most states the age of criminal culpability is 18 however‚ the age requirement can be set lower in accordance to certain
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